IJC
International Jurisdictions Council
For General Counsel
For General Counsel
You carry the responsibility.
IJC carries the intelligence.
Cross-border legal responsibility is carried centrally. Cross-border legal execution happens locally in systems that behave very differently from how they are described. IJC exists at the gap between these two realities — providing the orientation, intelligence, and deliberative space that General Counsel need before decisions harden.
For ongoing cross-border intelligence
Global Legal Readiness Index™
How law operates in practice across 80 jurisdictions. Browse free. Full profiles for subscribers.
Explore the Index →
For a specific active matter
Executive Orientation Desk
One confidential session with counsel who has real on-ground experience in your jurisdiction. Before the decision. USD 750 for Fellows.
Request Orientation →
For deliberation without agenda
Assembly Fellowship
A permanent forum for senior in-house legal leaders. Closed. Non-commercial. Barcelona, August 2026. USD 1,995/yr.
Apply for Fellowship →
The situations IJC is built for
When IJC is relevant to you.
IJC is not a general legal resource. It is relevant at specific moments — when cross-border legal reality is material to a decision and the available intelligence is inadequate.
Situation 01
Entering a new jurisdiction before committing capital or structure
You are about to commit to an operating structure, a JV, or a market entry in a jurisdiction you do not know deeply. The law firm briefings describe the statutory framework. You need to know how the system actually operates — enforcement timelines, regulatory behaviour, what happens when things go wrong.
Situation 02
A dispute is forming and you need to understand realistic outcomes
A dispute is emerging across jurisdictions and you need to understand — before proceedings are initiated — what realistic enforcement looks like, whether an arbitral award can be recovered, and what the full chain from initiation to recovery actually costs and takes.
Situation 03
Regulatory change has created uncertainty in a market you are already in
The regulatory framework has changed, is changing, or you have received conflicting signals about where enforcement is heading. You need to understand not just what the regulation says now, but where the trajectory is pointing and what that means for your operations over the next 24 months.
Situation 04
You need peer deliberation on a cross-border matter without commercial pressure
You carry genuine cross-border legal responsibility. The available forums for discussing this — conferences, networks, advisory relationships — all have commercial agendas in the room. You want to discuss cross-border legal reality with peers who have the same exposure, without someone trying to sell you something.
Three instruments for General Counsel
The complete picture.
GLRI
Global Legal Readiness Index™
Free
Surface access · Full via Fellowship
How law operates in practice across 80 jurisdictions. Enforcement timelines, regulatory behaviour, cross-border friction, dispute reality — as observed on the ground.
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Jurisdiction browser — all 80 countries—
Four-dimension scores per jurisdiction—
Full profiles via Assembly FellowshipEOD
Executive Orientation Desk
USD 750
Fellow rate · Standard from USD 1,000
Confidential one-to-one session with counsel carrying genuine on-ground experience in your jurisdiction. Applied to your specific matter. Before the decision.
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Matched by IJC to the right counsel—
Confidential — no record, no referral—
60–120 minutes · Remote or in-personAssembly
Assembly Fellowship
USD 1,995
Annual · Billed on acceptance
Permanent deliberative body for senior in-house legal leaders. Annual session, quarterly briefings, EOD at fellow rate, GLRI subscription, peer network.
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Barcelona inaugural — August 2026—
Quarterly GLRI intelligence briefings—
Founding Fellow distinction — 2026 only